Traveling on a Budget with Jen Ruiz
Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned travel blogger who took 20 trips in 12 months while employed full-time. She has been featured by The Washington Post, ABC News and Huffington Post as a budget and solo travel expert.
Jen is also a #1 Amazon bestselling author. Her debut book, "The Affordable Flight Guide: How to Find Cheap Flights and See the World on a Budget" is a 2018 Readers' Favorite award winner and her TEDxPSUBerks talk titled, "The Power of Flying Solo" is was released in 2019.
In This Episode, You Will Learn
- How to take advantage of airline miles (5:00)
- How being flexible with your travel can create opportunities (10:00)
- Some safety tips for traveling solo (29:00)
- How Jen was able to quit her full time job to travel and write (40:00)
- About some amazing places that you may want to add to your bucket list (51:00)
Some Questions I Ask
- Are you always flexible in your travels or do you like to plan ahead? (10:00)
- What are some things that you’ve learned through your travels? (13:00)
- Having traveled extensively, what have you come to appreciate about American culture? (19:00)
- Are you ever worried about your safety? (29:00)
- How do you have a full-time job and travel at the same time? (35:00)
- What is the value of world travel? (48:00)
CONNECT WITH ME
“Traveling the world opens your mind.”
- Jen Ruiz